Barton County, Missouri
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Barton County, Missouri
Address: 1004 Gulf St, Lamar, MO 64759
Phone: 417-682-3529
Fax: 417-682-4100
Website: www.bartoncounty.com
On the southwestern border of MO, north of Joplin; organized Dec 12, 1855 from Jasper County. Name Origin: For David Barton (1788-1837), MO jurist, legislator, and U.S. senator (1821-31).
Area (sq mi): 596.72 (Land: 594.25 Water: 2.47). Pop per sq mi: 22.
Pop 2005: 13,057. State Rank: 79. Pop changes: 2000-2005: +4.1%; 1990-2000: +10.9%. Pop 2000: 12,541 (White: 96.3%; Black: 0.3%; Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%; Asian: 0.3%; Other: 2.4%) Foreign born: 0.7%. Median age: 37.3.
Income 2000: per capita $13,987; median household $29,275; Pop below poverty: 13%.
Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $19,869-$21,703.
Unemployment 2004: 5%. Unemployment 2000: 3.5%; Change from 2000: +1.5%. Median travel time to work: 19.1 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 23.7%.
Cities with pop over 10,000: None
State: Missouri
| Barton County, Kansas, Bartholomew County, Indiana | |
| Bartow County, Georgia, Bastrop County, Texas |
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Barton County, Missouri
| Barton County, Missouri | |
 Location in the state of Missouri |
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 Missouri's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1855 |
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| Named for | David Barton, a U.S. senator from Missouri |
| Seat | Lamar |
| Largest city | Lamar |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
596.72 sq mi (1,545 km²) 594.25 sq mi (1,539 km²) 2.47 sq mi (6 km²), 0.41 |
| Population - (2010) - Density |
12,402 21/sq mi (8/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | http://www.bartoncounty.com/ |
Barton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 12,402. Its county seat is Lamar[1]. Lamar was the birthplace of President Harry S. Truman. The county was organized in 1855 and named after David Barton, a U. S. senator from Missouri.
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Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 596.72 square miles (1,545.5 km2), of which 594.25 square miles (1,539.1 km2) (or 99.59%) is land and 2.47 square miles (6.4 km2) (or 0.41%) is water.[2]
Adjacent counties
- Vernon County (north)
- Cedar County (northeast)
- Dade County (east)
- Jasper County (south)
- Crawford County, Kansas (west)
Major highways
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 1,817 |
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| 1870 | 4,285 | 135.8% | |
| 1880 | 10,332 | 141.1% | |
| 1890 | 18,504 | 79.1% | |
| 1900 | 18,253 | −1.4% | |
| 1910 | 16,747 | −8.3% | |
| 1920 | 16,879 | 0.8% | |
| 1930 | 14,560 | −13.7% | |
| 1940 | 14,148 | −2.8% | |
| 1950 | 12,678 | −10.4% | |
| 1960 | 11,113 | −12.3% | |
| 1970 | 10,431 | −6.1% | |
| 1980 | 11,292 | 8.3% | |
| 1990 | 11,312 | 0.2% | |
| 2000 | 12,541 | 10.9% | |
| 2010 | 12,402 | −1.1% | |
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As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 12,541 people, 4,895 households, and 3,441 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 5,409 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.93% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,895 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,275, and the median income for a family was $35,638. Males had a median income of $25,254 versus $19,663 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,987. About 11.00% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.90% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Cities
- Golden City (884)
- Lamar (4,425)
- Liberal (779)
- Mindenmines (409)
Villages
- Burgess (70)
- Lamar Heights (216)
- Milford (52)
Unincorporated towns
Townships
Barton County is divided into fifteen townships:
See also
References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Barton County, Missouri |
- http://www.bartoncounty.com/
- Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Barton County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
- http://www.census.gov/
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